Florian Wirtz has been nothing short of dog-piled for his start to life in a Liverpool shirt.
The Germany international was, of course, always destined to attract scrutiny after the Reds committed a record-breaking outlay of £116m (package) for his services.
Matters haven’t been helped by the fact that, outwardly, the attacking midfielder doesn’t appear to have set the Premier League on fire.
Wirtz has registered one assist (in the Community Shield defeat) in nine competitive games in the 2025/26 season.
What do the stats say about Florian Wirtz’s Liverpool start?
Have we seen the best of the former Bayer Leverkusen man in the famous red shirt? No.
But by no means have we yet to witness the 22-year-old having any kind of impact on the pitch for Arne Slot’s men.
| Florian Wirtz’s Liverpool stats in 2025/26 season |
| 9 games |
| 689 minutes played |
| 1 assist |
* Florian Wirtz stats courtesy of Transfermarkt
On that note, we’d like to draw attention to a rather intriguing stat concerning Florian Wirtz’s performances in 2025/26.
Despite what the rather vociferous online fans have to say about the footballer, Opta’s stats on chance creation would indicate that the midfielder has been an impactful presence on the pitch.
21 – Most chances created for Premier League clubs in all competitions this season:
21 – Florian Wirtz
21 – Jack Grealish
18 – Bryan Mbeumo
17 – Bruno Fernandes
16 – 5 playersAgenda. pic.twitter.com/tWorlUePE8
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 1, 2025
Watch Wirtz during Galatasaray v Liverpool in the Champions League
Pieces of footage taken from Liverpool’s 1-0 defeat to Galatasaray at the RAMS Park on Tuesday would indicate that criticism of Wirtz veers a little on the harsh side.
Comedian Adam Rowe shared a compilation video on X (fomerly Twitter), which showcases the former Bundesliga prodigy progressing play and creating goalscoring opportunities in five separate clips.
One in particular that stands out is a ludicrously well-weighted chipped ball into the path of Alexander Isak. It allowed the Swede to break into the 18-yard box, with the resulting effort on goal a tame one.
Glad to know I’m not going insane.
Yes; we want, need and expect more out of him. But the narrative at the moment is wild.
— Adam Rowe (@adamrowecomedy) October 1, 2025
So, we just don’t buy this bizarre narrative that Florian Wirtz is a square peg in a round hole at Liverpool.
Yes, he needs time to gel with his new teammates – as part of a squad that underwent serious surgery in the summer – and get to grips with English football.
But in no shape or form do we believe that the club has made a mistake in signing the player this summer.
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When you spend 120 million on a player who’s supposed to be one of the world’s best attacking players he needs to getting goals or at least making them. Then there’s the balance in midfield playing a very lightweight player who offers nothing without the ball in defence. The premier league is far better than the German league, teams are more physical and teams are better defensively. You have to admit that wirtz has upset the midfield, we are not bossing teams in the midfield. I thought playing him on the left would maybe be the answer, but even there he’s looked lost. At the moment he needs to be taken out and used a sub to come on when the pace of the game slows down at 65 minutes or so. We have some really hard games coming up, with wirtz offering so little and us being so open change for the Time being is needed. We all as Liverpool fans want wirtz to be a success, but let’s be honest so far for whatever reason he’s been very poor. So far Kirkez and wirtz have been poor signings. For the money that’s been spent. Maybe they’ll improve, for the manager’s sake they’ll have to.
You ‘fans’ have very short memories!! Even JK took time to mould a team and don’t forget that we won the PL last season with basically that team not Slots.
Slot has changed various players this season and it takes time for them to gel.
With Wirtz he was destroying CL teams last season for Leverkusen and there is no reason to say that he won’t do it in a LFC shirt.
If by Christmas it isn’t happening then fans can start to feel unsettled.
You armchair tacticians make me laugh. Just support the Reds no matter what as I have for 65years. YNWA
😫 Boring post.
We will lose Wirtz to Real Madrid if fans carry on like this…..lok at Gravenberch and Gakpo since they came to LFC…it took them TWO seasons to settle in!!! I repeat what I’ve said already, all this criticism unsettles LFC. Wirtz is a quality player period, English football is well marketed and funded! This combination makes for a very attractive sellable brand. LFC must knuckle down and get the team to play as a unit, AND cleverly use it’s player resources. It also needs to seriously reinforce it’s backline!